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068: David Bowie - Station to Station (1976)

Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

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Wild Is the Wind by Dmitri Tiamkin

Bowie met Nina Simone in 1975 and was inspired to cover Wild is the Wind as a tribute. His vocal performance here is just great especially when he sings Don't you know your life itself It doesn't matter because it sounds cool The arrangement is really nice too. A song like this could easily be turned into a big drippy drag But this one has just enough forward momentum to keep it from getting stuck Thanks to again that rhythm section.

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